Committees and Councils

Innovation Advisory Committee

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The Innovation Advisory Committee consists of venture capitalists, tech incubators and accelerators, retail strategists and academics who advise NRF on engagement strategies to strengthen connections between the venture, technology, and retail communities.

  • Bain Capital Ventures – Scott Friend, Partner

  • Blackfinn Capital – Dave Finnegan, Advisor

  • Bright Pixel Capital – Miguel Cabral Bagulho, Investment Director

  • CAPTIS Ventures – Debra Langley, Partner

  • Coefficent Capital – Arpon Ray, Partner

  • Commerce Ventures – Matt Nichols, General Partner

  • Corazon Capital – Smriti Jayaraman, Principal

  • Data Collective Venture Capital – Bill Purcell, Equity Partner

  • DNX Ventures – Richard Koo, Principal 

  • Fast Retailing – David Grant, SVP of Technology

  • Fernbrook Capital Management – Marigay McKee, Managing Partner

  • Forrester Research – Sucharita Kodali, Vice President and Principal Analyst

  • FTC – Michael Reidbord, President

  • Harbor Freight – Jean-Michel Kientz, CTO

  • igniteXL Ventures – Claire Chang, Founding Partner

  • Imaginary Ventures – Logan Langberg, Partner

  • Interlace Ventures – Vincent Diallo, Managing Partner

  • LFX Venture Partners – Janie Yu, Partner

  • Lyra Ventures – Alicia Teo, Associate

  • New Black – Greg Merrill, Advisor

  • NewRoad Capital Partners – Josh Jewett, Operating Partner

  • Plug and Play Ventures – Ignacio Miranda, Investor

  • Retail Innovation Club – Oren Paran, Managing Director

  • RevTech Ventures – David Matthews, Managing Director

  • Silicon Road Ventures – Sid Mookerji, Founder and Managing Partner

  • The New York Fashion Tech Lab – Jackie Trebilcock, Managing Director

  • Triangle Capital – Richard Kestenbaum, Co-founder and Partner

  • Tusk Strategies – Seth Webb, Executive Vice President

  • Walmart – Ram Rampalli, VP of New Growth and Ventures

Contact us

Email us for more information about the Committee.

See more information about the NRF Innovation Lab here.